Fat Grafting in Plastic Surgery

Fat grafting in trauma and reconstructive surgery.

The midface of youth is a full, vertically well-supported structure. Aging brings deflation of the midface associated with vertical descent. Reversal of this volume loss with fat grafting or other fillers has become a major recognized goal of aesthetic surgeons today. Fat grafting in reconstructive surgery is not a new concept. Excellent results may be achieved in most reconstructive and cosmet...

Defining fat necrosis in plastic surgery.

BACKGROUND Fat necrosis is a well-known complication of free tissue transfer and fat grafting that is becoming increasingly reported in the literature. However, there is no clear consensus on how fat necrosis is defined and classified in the plastic surgery literature. METHODS A systematic review of the literature was performed using the PubMed database of the National Library of Medicine and...

Applications of fat grafting in facial aesthetic skeletal surgery.

BACKGROUND Aesthetic skeletal surgery of the face is a powerful tool to alter the facial skeleton; the facial form is enhanced through the use of alloplastic implants and osteotomies of the facial bones. However, the ultimate aesthetic appearance is dictated by how the soft tissue envelope drapes over the altered skeletal foundation. Intraoperative and postoperative fat grafting enhances the fi...

Telemedicine and Plastic Surgery in India

Hypotension in Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery

to 60m.m.Hg. and with no ill effects at the end of the anaesthesia and the tremination of the operation the drops of the serum which contains 15mg. Wyamin will be in­creased to rise the blood pressure, now if the anaesthetic drug is Halothane recovery is quick and if Ether is used it is a little pro­longed. If while operating there is need for further injection of Adrenaline solution in the ope...